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Ronald A. Edwards
Vice Admiral Ronald Alvin Edwards (1923–2014) was a South African military commander. Military career He joined the Union Defence Force in 1940 and served in 2 Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade. In 1946 he was appointed CO of 8 Coastal Artillery, after which he served in the South African Marine Corps on Robben Island before transferring to the South African Navy in 1950. He was Officer Commanding of the Naval Provost Unit from April 1959 to December 1960 He served as Chief of Staff Personnel from 1 October 1977 to 31 January 1980 before becoming Chief of the Navy from 1 February 1980 to 30 September 1982. Awards and decorations * * * * * * * * * * * Notes References See also * List of South African military chiefs * South African Navy The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Provost Unit
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface Naval ship, ships, amphibious warfare, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne naval aviation, aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is Power projection, projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect Sea lane, sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Military Personnel Of World War II
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiefs Of The South African Navy
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1923 Births
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South African Admirals
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Boshoff
Lieutenant General Gert Johannes Jacob Boshoff SSAS SD SM (28 April 1931 - 22 October 2014) was a South African Army general. He attended school at Barberton High School in the Eastern Transvaal but left at the age of 15 before joining the Post Office, later completing his Matric at the Pretoria Technical College in 1948 through evening classes. In 1950 he started working for the City Council of Pretoria, and also joined the Citizen Force where he became part of 6 Signal Squadron. As a Colonel he was appointed as Director Signals at Army HQ (26 January 1968 – 31 December 1972), and then promoted to Brigadier from 1 November 1968. On 4 December 1972 he was appointed OC North West Command. On 1 December 1974 he was promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed Chief of Army Staff Logistics. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel on 1 January 1979 and later that year on 1 December 1979 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in the position of Chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Staff Personnel
The Chief of Defence Force Staff (C Def F S) was a post in the South African Defence Force and the South African National Defence Force. History The Chief of Defence Force Staff was a lieutenant general post in the South African Defence Force which traces its origins from the sixties. In the middle sixties, the expansion of the Defence Force necessitated some changes to the overall structure and at that time, the posts of GOC Joint Combat Forces (GOC JCF), Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Defence Force Administration to name a few were established. In 1976 this post ceased to exist and was re-established in 1986 during Gen Johannes Geldenhuys' term as C SADF. Its role was to coordinate all efforts of ''Chief of Staff Personnel'' , ''Chief of Staff Intelligence'', ''Chief of Staff Operations'', ''Chief of Staff Logistics'', ''Chief of Staff Finances'' and ''Chief of Staff Planning'' for the Chief of the Defence Force. Past appointments Chief of Defence Staff * Maj Gen Toby Moll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Le Grange
Lieutenant General Pieter Andries Le Grange (born 15 September 1916) was a South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Staff Personnel from 1974 to 1977. Air Force career Le Grange joined the South African Air Defence Force in 1937, after a short stint in the Special Service Battalion, and participated in World War II by serving as Adjutant 2 Squadron in Italy and in Sicily. Adjutant 2 Squadron in the Korean War. In 1974, he acted as Director General Personnel. Chief of Staff Personnel from 1 May 197430 Sep 1977 on which date he retired. Awards and decorations * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Grange, Pieter 1916 births Possibly living people South African Air Force generals South African Air Force personnel of World War II South African military personnel of the Korean War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andries Putter
Vice Admiral Andries Petrus Putter (2 December 1935 – 17 July 2014) was a South African military commander who served as Chief of the South African Navy twice, first from 1982 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 1990. He was born in Brits in 1935. Military career He joined the Navy in 1954 He completed a year’s training at the Saldanha Naval Gymnasium in the same year. He completed a Bachelor of Science Degree through the University of Stellenbosch, as the Military Academy had not yet been established. He attended a torpedo anti-submarine course England, before joining the Frigate SAS President Kruger as a torpedo anti-submarine officer. In 1969 he commanded the and became Senior Officer of the Minesweeper Flotilla. In 1982 he was appointed Chief of Naval Staff Operations and in 1985 as the Chief of the Navy. In 1985 he was appointed as ''Chief of Defence Intelligence'' and in 1989 was appointed ''Chief of the Navy'' again. Following the Border War, the Navy budget was drasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Charl Walters
Vice-Admiral Johan Charl Walters (19191993) was a former Chief of the South African Navy. Early life He was born on 9 January 1919 in Moorreesburg, Cape Province, and was christened on 2 March 1919. Naval career He was trained at the General Botha Training college from 1934 to 1935 and joined the Ellerman Hall Line after leaving General Botha. He served in World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... on a number of ships: * 19411941 - Sub Lt. * 19411942 in command as a Sub Lieutenant * 1943 * 1944 Lt * 19441945 * 1946 , , , * 1947 19471954 * Lt Cdr * 1955 , * 1956 * October 1957 to 1963 LCDR/CDR/CAPT He was promoted to Commander in December 1960. * 19641974 Commodore and Hydrographer of the Navy * 19751976 Rear Admiral Chief of Naval Staff L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Navy
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery protection, search and rescue, and upholding maritime law enforcement for the benefit of South Africa and its international partners. Today the South African Navy is one of the most capable naval forces in the African region, operating a mixed force of sophisticated warships, submarines, patrol craft, and auxiliary vessels, with over 7,000 personnel; including a marine force. With formerly deep historical and political connections to the United Kingdom, the first emergence of a naval organisation was the creation of the South African Division of the British Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1913, before becoming an nominally independent naval service for the Union of South Africa in 1922. In its history, South African naval vessels and perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
